Above is the admonition my friend Don B sent me with the below link. The linked article is about a motorcyclist who was riding with a group that was protesting a helmet law. He was thrown from the cycle, hit his head and was killed. My response is below the link.

“I saw it – sad story. The leader of the protest rationalized the tragic event my saying motorcycle riders accept higher risk for the price of riding which has some truth in it. However, in some cases where long-term disability is incurred society either through public aid or higher insurance premiums must partially bear the financial burden. Our great Missouri legislature in their “infinite wisdom” passed a bill that allowed no helmet riding. The Governor vetoed it and I e-mailed him thanking him for his action and praising him saying “thank God somebody in Jefferson City has their sanity” so I will not likely join any such protest.”